Florida to host Arkansas for The Swamp’s first night game since 2011

Florida's upcoming game against Arkansas will be the first night kickoff in nearly two years. (photo source unknown)

It’s been a long wait, but the Gators finally will flip on the lights for a late game at Ben Hill Griffin stadium.
The SEC announced this morning that Florida’s home game Saturday against Arkansas will kick off at 7 p.m. (ESPN2), making it the first night game in The Swamp since Nov. 26, 2011 against Florida State.

CBS used one of its two six-day windows to decide between Arkansas at No. 18 Florida, No. 24 Ole Miss at Auburn and No. 6 Georgia at Tennessee for its 3:30 p.m. national broadcast. The network picked Georgia at Tennessee, sending the other two games to ESPN’s night slots.

The conference is expected to announce TV times for Oct. 12 on Monday, though CBS still has a six-day option remaining. Here are the choices for that Saturday: